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heat rash baby treatment avoid lotions American Academy Dermatology

For a 1-year-old with likely heat bumps in the armpits, do not use a lotion or thick cream. Oily lotions, petroleum jelly, powders, and fragranced products can block sweat glands and worsen it.
Instead:
  • Keep the armpits cool, dry, and open to air when possible.
  • Give a cool bath or use a cool wet cloth, then gently pat fully dry.
  • Use loose, light cotton clothing and change sweaty clothes promptly.
  • A gentle fan or air conditioning can help.
Heat rash generally clears after cooling the skin. The AAP specifically advises against thick, greasy ointments and recommends cooling and carefully drying skin folds such as the armpits (AAP advice). The medical text also describes miliaria as self-limited and usually resolving quickly in a cooler environment (Textbook of Family Medicine 9e, skin section).
See a pediatric clinician promptly if there is fever, increasing redness/swelling, pain, pus, blisters, spreading rash, or the child seems unwell. If it does not improve within 2 to 3 days of keeping cool and dry, have it checked because armpit rashes can also be eczema, fungal irritation, or infection.
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